
Former child actor Justin Gocke died on September 8. He was 36.
Justin Earle Gocke was born on January 31, 1978 in Los Angeles, California.
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Justin Gocke and Farrah Fawcett in
The Burning Bed. |
He started in the entertainment business at age 6, landing the first job he auditioned for,
The Burning Bed movie starring Farrah Fawcett. He continued to work until age 14, ending his acting career shortly after he started high school.
His credits included the role of Brandon Capwell in NBC daytime soap opera
Santa Barbara, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1989. "It was such a fun and memorable day," Gocke recalled in a 2009 interview. He was nominated again in 1991.
Gocke shared his most memorable
Santa Barbara scenes with Robin Mattson (Gina) and Justin Deas (Keith). "We were like family, on and off screen," Gocke said.